noun 1. a small, triangular piece of material inserted into a shirt, shoe, etc., to improve the fit or for reinforcement. Compare (def 1), 3 (def 1). 2. Civil Engineering. a plate for uniting structural members at a joint, as in a steel frame or truss. 3. Armor.

/ˈɡʌsɪt/noun 1. an inset piece of material used esp to strengthen or enlarge a garment 2. a triangular metal plate for strengthening a corner joist between two structural members 3. a piece of mail fitted between armour plates or into the leather or cloth underclothes worn with armour, to give added protectionverb 4. (transitive) to put a gusset in (a garment) n.

early 14c., from Old French gosset “armpit; piece of armor for the armpit” (13c.), apparently from gousse “shell of a nut,” of unknown origin. Originally an armorer’s term; of clothing from 1560s.

Also, all gussied up. Dressed up, as in Dana loves to get all gussied up and go to a fine restaurant. The origin of this expression is not clear, though possibly it relates to the earlier use of the noun gussie (derived from a proper name) for an effeminate man. [ ; mid-1900s ]

[guhs-ee] /ˈgʌs i/ noun 1. a female given name, form of . [guhs-ee] /ˈgʌs i/ Informal. verb (used with object), gussied, gussying. 1. to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights. verb (used without object), gussied, gussying. 2. to dress in […]

[guhs-ee] /ˈgʌs i/ Informal. verb (used with object), gussied, gussying. 1. to enhance the attractiveness of in a gimmicky, showy manner (usually followed by up): a room gussied up with mirrors and lights. verb (used without object), gussied, gussying. 2. to dress in one’s best clothes (usually followed by up): to gussy up for the […]

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